At Jolly Frog, we see children as unique and capable individuals, who come to our service with their own interests, talents, skills, and ideas. We as educators are well trained and passionate. We value, respect and appreciate this uniqueness. We feel children have a right to be active participants in their own learning and must be empowered to express their views and ideas.
A child’s opinion must be valued for its validity to their perspective and their autonomy and initiative needs to be respected. We as educators will protect and cherish the innocence of children and thus provide a safe and secure environment. At Jolly Frog, our educators work alongside your child to actively promote children’s learning through worthwhile and challenging experiences and interactions that foster high-level thinking skills.
We acknowledge that family is the most important and influential aspect in the lives of young children and the significance of their relationships cannot be underestimated. We aim to ensure we involve parents and families into all aspects of the programs development and implementation.
We strive to develop positive, mutually respectful relationships with each family member, as we work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for all. We believe that working in partnerships with families is central to ensuring continuity and progression in a child’s learning, development and future success.
In Early Childhood Education the curriculum is not the focus, the children are. We understand that a meaningful, integrated, emergent curriculum is the most beneficial to children’s learning across all developmental domains.
A curriculum in which children are active participants and collaborators allows for a more individualistic and meaningful involvement by the children. We believe children are unique individuals who develop at their own rate, and thus by providing enriching, meaningful and realistic opportunities children will explore, create, discover, and imagine.
The programs at Jolly Frog Kindergarten reflect planned and spontaneous experiences designed to support children’s development in all domains.
Our teaching staff are responsive to all children’s strengths, abilities and interests. We value and build on children’s strengths, skills and knowledge to ensure their motivation and engagement in learning. We aim to create an environment of trust and respect, where we work towards achieving a shared goal.
Jolly Frog recognises our teaching staff as the most precious resource and aim to provide them with a satisfying and safe working environment. We also appreciate the experience and skills of all staff their dedication as an integral element of the success of Jolly Frog.
Our learning environments are welcoming spaces that reflect and enrich the lives and identities of children and families participating in the setting and respond to their interests and needs. We embrace diversity within our service and the wider community, so that children view this diversity with a sense of appreciation and wonder rather than misunderstanding and fear. Through respect, acknowledgement, appreciation and acceptance of diversity within our community, we embrace, celebrate and share traditions and cultures throughout our program.
Jolly Frog caters for different capacities and learning styles and invite children and families to contribute ideas, interests and questions.